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Trusted by some of the world’s leading technology companies, we deliver highly scalable, mission-critical solutions that power both consumer and business applications globally. Since our founding in 2017, we have been at the forefront of designing cutting-edge networking, telecommunications, and consumer products, while driving end-to-end project execution and creating transformative technology applications.\nOverview\nJoin our team as an Audio Capture Experience Engineer where you will play a pivotal role in advancing our product variants developed from reference designs. You will focus on evaluating mic array designs using simulations, verifying capture performance against key performance indicators (KPIs), and executing detailed DSP tuning. This role operates within our established architectures, emphasizing characterization, evaluation, and testing within our proprietary toolchains and reference designs.\nResponsibilities\nEvaluate microphone placement options in simulation using COMSOL and proprietary audio tools based on reference design constraints.\nCollect acoustic transfer function data for Far Field, Near Field, and Echo Path settings using accredited ATF measurement systems and processes.\nGather wind noise, clean speech, and speech-in-noise datasets as per company data collection matrices in qualified laboratories.\nExecute verification and validation protocols on prototypes, ensuring compliance with acceptance criteria and identifying deviations.\nManually tune EQ, Multi-Mic Noise Reduction, Wind Noise Reduction, and Dynamic Range Compression parameters.\nAssess acoustic impacts resulting from ID-driven mechanical changes, such as port placement, mesh selection, and gasket sealing.\nProduce standardized performance characterization reports according to company templates and prepare golden datasets and tuning configurations for the manufacturing handoff.\nUphold data versioning discipline across interface design variants.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBS degree in Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n3+ years of experience with acoustic measurement systems like HATS, anechoic chambers, and microphone calibration.\n3+ years of experience with MATLAB and/or Python for acoustic data processing and analysis.\nProfound understanding of microphone array theory, transfer functions, room acoustics, and sound field concepts.\nKnowledge of MEMS microphone specifications, including sensitivity, SNR, frequency response, and matching tolerances.\nProficiency in signal processing fundamentals, such as FFT, filtering, impulse response analysis, and dB/SPL concepts.\nFamiliarity with DSP fundamentals including biquad filters and frequency domain analysis.\nStrong lab discipline, with strict adherence to standard operating procedures, measurement repeatability, and comprehensive documentation.\nDemonstrated communication skills for reporting technical results to engineering stakeholders.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMS in Electrical Engineering, Acoustics, or a related field.\nFamiliarity with AI tools and agentic workflows.\nExperience with COMSOL Multiphysics acoustic simulations.\nKnowledge of beamforming, spatial audio capture, and array signal processing.\nExperience with DSP tuning, specifically EQ, noise reduction, wind noise reduction, and dynamic range compression.\nFamiliarity with HDF5/H5 data formats and version-controlled dataset management.\nExperience in consumer electronics new product introduction cycles, with an emphasis on wearables or hearables.\nUnderstanding of acoustic-mechanical interfaces, concerning port design, mesh impedance, and gasket sealing.\nBenefits\nDelart provides competitive benefits and compensation across all regions where we operate. 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